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Monsoon fury: Onion, tomato prices soar in UP as flood hits supply
Updated : 6 years, 6 months ago IST
Varanasi (Uttar Pradesh) [India], Aug 27 (ANI): Prices of onion and tomato have doubled to Rs 30 per kg in parts of Uttar Pradesh due to a shortage in supply caused by heavy rains and floods in some parts of the country.
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Raw fruit, vegetables better for mental health
Updated : 6 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [US], Aug 26 (ANI): Researchers have discovered that raw fruit and vegetables may be better for your mental health than cooked, canned and processed fruit and vegetables.
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Maharashtra: Vegetables price soar in flood-hit areas
Updated : 6 years, 7 months ago IST
Nashik (Maharashtra) [India], Aug 23 (ANI): Vegetable prices have shot up this month in Nashik as the supply was disrupted due to floods in major cultivating regions on Friday.
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UP: Children at Mirzapur primary school served salt with rotis in mid-day
Updated : 6 years, 7 months ago IST
Mirzapur (Uttar Pradesh) [India], Aug 22 (ANI): Children at a primary school in Hinauta village on Thursday were handed chappatis for their lunch as part of the mid-day meal scheme. What is shocking is that the children got only salt instead of vegetables or pulses along with milk and fruits
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Punjab Agriculture University develops kitchen garden without soil
Updated : 6 years, 8 months ago IST
Ludhiana (Punjab) [India], July 25 (ANI): Punjab Agriculture University has developed a kitchen garden without soil in which all-season vegetables can be grown.
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Farmers in Mungeshpur using toxic drain water for growing vegetables
Updated : 6 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 15 (ANI): Risking their lives, farmers in Mungeshpur village in Delhi are using toxic water coming from Mungeshpur drain, one of the longest in north-west Delhi and part of the Najafgarh basin, for growing vegetables due to lack of groundwater for farming and to sa
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Here's why you need to increase your fruit, vegetable intake
Updated : 6 years, 9 months ago IST
Washington [USA], June 9 (ANI): Here's another reason for you to gorge on fruits and veggies. A new study has claimed that insufficient consumption of fruit and vegetable may account for millions of death from heart disease and strokes each year.
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Pakistan airspace closure reduces Afghan exports to India, says official
Updated : 6 years, 9 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], Jun 9 (ANI): The closure of Pakistan's airspace to commercial flights between Kabul and New Delhi has decreased Afghanistan's exports, including dry fruit, vegetables, fresh fruit, carpets, and handicrafts, to India by 30 per cent, officials said on Saturday.
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Veggies can prevent heart disease, obesity in men
Updated : 6 years, 9 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], May 29 (ANI): Men, please take note. Consuming veggies including fruits like apples, pears and green, leafy vegetables may prevent you from developing heart disease, some kinds of cancer, Type 2 diabetes and obesity, says a new study.
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Rajasthan: Taxi driver held for raping minor girl in Dungarpur
Updated : 6 years, 10 months ago IST
Dungarpur (Rajasthan) [India], May 26 (ANI): A taxi driver was held for raping a minor girl who was returning home after selling vegetables in Dungarpur district in Rajasthan on Saturday, police said.
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Tree plantation termed a necessity for people of Leh
Updated : 6 years, 10 months ago IST
Leh (Jammu and Kashmir), [India], Mar 20 (ANI): To address increasing air pollution caused due to deforestation in the rugged terrain of Leh, local authorities have taken initiatives to remedy the situation.
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Stressed during examinations? Junk food consumption might be the reason
Updated : 6 years, 10 months ago IST
Washington DC [USA], Apr 30 (ANI): While it becomes almost impossible to suppress those junk food cravings during university examinations, submitting to these cravings might not be the best thing to do. According to the recent study, increased stress during university examinations is asso
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